Bemidji State University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  3	Secondary School Record
  1	Class Rank
  5	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  N	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  C	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  I	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 2.59.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top quarter	35%
  Second quarter	43%
  Bottom half	22%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• The following scores do not include International students.
• The following scores do not include Nontraditional/Part-time students.
• The following scores do not include Freshmen transfers.
• The following scores do not include Special program students.
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	n/a	n/a	2%
  26-29	n/a	n/a	12%
  21-25	n/a	n/a	43%
  16-20	n/a	n/a	42%
  Below 16	n/a	n/a	1%